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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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North Korea's An Chol Hyok watches the ball go in the net after North Korean Choe Kum Chol scores North Korea's 1st Goal during the World Cup Qualifier soccer match at the Mohammed stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.
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Jamaica goalkeeper Ricketts Donovan tries to save a shot by Mexico striker Andres Guardado during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Mexico City September 6, 2008.
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Ecuadorean forward Felipe Caicedo (L) and midfielder Walter Ayovi celebrate after scoring a goal against Bolivia during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier football match at the Olimpic stadium in Quito on September 6, 2008.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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CAIRO, EGYPT - SEPTEMBER 6: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) speaks to reporters after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak September 6, 2008 in Cairo, Egypt. Abbas and Mubarak in their meeting were to discuss the inter-Palestinian rifts.
CERNOBBIO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2R) speaks along side Israeli President Shimon Peres (2L) at the 34th annual session of the World Economy and Politics Forum held on the shores of Lake Como September 5, 2008 in Cernobbio, Italy. Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres will opened the September 5 session, which is devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
CERNOBBIO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) speaks during the 34th annual session of the World Economy and Politics Forum held on the shores of Lake Como September 5, 2008 in Cernobbio, Italy. Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres will opened the September 5 session, which is devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
CERNOBBIO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) listens to United States Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke during the 34th annual session of the World Economy and Politics Forum held on the shores of Lake Como September 5, 2008 in Cernobbio, Italy. Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres will opened the September 5 session, which is devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
CERNOBBIO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (3R) speaks along side Israeli President Shimon Peres (5R) during the 34th annual session of the World Economy and Politics Forum held on the shores of Lake Como September 5, 2008 in Cernobbio, Italy. Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres will opened the September 5 session, which is devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
CERNOBBIO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 4: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres on the sidelines of an annual forum of global economics and politics, held on the shores of Lake Como September 4, 2008 in Cernobbio, Italy. President Abbas and President Peres will open the September 5 session, which will be devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with PLO representative in Lebanon Abbas Zaki, center, and Sultan Abuleinein, head of Palestinian Fatah faction in Lebanon, right, during a meeting with members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 29, 2008. Abbas rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should all have the right to return home.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with PLO representative in Lebanon Abbas Zaki, left, during a meeting with members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 29, 2008. Abbas rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should all have the right to return home.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, receives Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, upon his arrival at the Lebanese government house, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should all have the right to return home.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, review the Lebanese honor guard on arrival at the Lebanese government house, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should all have the right to return home.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas said he rejects the permanent resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. He added that refugees should have the right to return to their homes.
In this hand out picture released by Lebanon official news agency, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, speaks during a press conference as he stands with PLO representative Abbas Zaki, left, after meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the Presidential Palace in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas said he rejects the permanent resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. He added that refugees should have the right to return to their homes.
In this hand out picture released by Lebanon official news agency, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at the Presidential Palace in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas said he rejects the permanent resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. He added that refugees should have the right to return to their homes.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center right, review an honor guard, at the Presidential Palace in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas said he rejects the permanent resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. He added that refugees should have the right to return to their homes.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, second from left, gestures as he receives Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas said Thursday he rejects the permanent resettlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, adding that all Palestinians should have the right to return home.
A Palestinian boy carries a picture of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and late leader Yasser Arafat, left, as he waits for the arrival of Abbas at the airport highway in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas arrived in Beirut Thursday to meet with Lebanese leaders and other officials to discuss bilateral relations and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Palestinian boys carry Palestinian flags near a picture of President Mahmoud Abbas, center, as they wait for his arrival at the airport highway in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas arrived in Beirut Thursday to meet with Lebanese leaders and other officials to discuss bilateral relations and matters regarding Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
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